Single use plastic is piling up. Is pyrolysis the answer?

With global angst mounting about the buildup of plastic ending up in landfills and the environment, chemists and materials scientists are considering pyrolysis as an option. But how does it work? And is it really a solution?  For decades, putting used plastic into recycling bins was considered a convenient way to get rid of rubbish, … Read more

Bulletin readers respond: 12 ways New Zealand could deal better with waste

A call for feedback in our daily email newsletter The Bulletin on how New Zealand could reduce the amount of waste being produced – and ending up in landfills – prompted a massive response. Here are some of your ideas.  In some ways, this call for feedback was the crisis New Zealand is facing with … Read more